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  • Doctor Christian makes a return to social media

    TV doctor, Christian Jessen has made a return to social media, after taking a month off.

    The keen Twitter user, Doctor Christian has returned to his favourite platform after taking a month off from.

    Writing on the platform the Embarrassing Bodies star wrote, “So I’ve had a month off Twitter (to see if I actually could (!) and to focus on other things/personal things) but now I’m back! So brace yourselves….”

    Before he left the platform in August he wrote, “Why are people being such dicks about Greta Thunberg? I don’t get it. But then there’s a lot I don’t get about people’s hate/jealousy/stupidity these days….”

    Greta Thunberg is a 16-year-old Swedish environmental activist credited with raising global awareness of the risks posed by climate change.

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    His return was met with a flurry of positive and concerned messages welcoming the doc back to Twitter. Even his co-star from Embarrassing Bodies, Doctor Pixie Mckenna enquired after his health.

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    The doctor uses Twitter to great effect when he is in full flow and can be found Twitter health-based facts and encouraging parents to vaccinate their children against childhood disease.

  • Gareth Thomas comes out as HIV-positive after blackmailers threaten to out him

    Gareth Thomas comes out as HIV-positive after blackmailers threaten to out him

    Gareth Thomas has recorded a video to come out about living with HIV and to break the stigma surrounding it.

    The Welsh rugby icon, Gareth Thomas recorded a video saying that he was sharing “his secret” about living with HIV after blackmailers threatened to out him.

  • Sinead O’Connor wears Rainbow Flag and Islamic dress on Good Morning Britain

    Singer Sinead O’Connor has stunned fans after appearing on Good Morning Britain wearing both a traditional Islamic headdress and a rainbow flag.

    Sinead O’Connor has divided viewers with her appearance on Good Morning Britain on ITV, wearing a traditional Islamic head dress and a top which featured a rainbow flag.

    The singer, who converted to Islam in 2018 was on the show to sing her iconic cover of Prince’s “Nothing Compares 2 U”. When she converted to Islam in 2018, she also changed her name to Shuhada’ Davitt.

    However, her choice to wear a Rainbow flag top left some viewers questioning whether it was the right thing to do, while some praised her for uniting Islamic and LGBT+ symbols.

    Commenting on her decision to wear a rainbow symbol, fans of the show were quick to comment.

    One viewer wrote, “I’m genuinely pleased that #SineadOConnor is happier now but if she wore Islamic dress with a flag on it in an Islamic country it wouldn’t end well. #unicornislam #GMB“

    While another added, “I’d very much like to see #SineadOConnor try to wear traditional Muslim dress plastered with the rainbow flag in Brunei if she’s so enamoured by Islamic attitudes to sexuality”.

    While another continued, “I’m genuinely pleased that #SineadOConnor is in a happier place right now but if she wore Islamic dress with a flag on it in an Islamic country it wouldn’t end well”.

    Many years ago, Sinead actually identified as part of the LGBT+ community when she came out and then went back in again. She said in an interview with Entertainment Weekly that she was three-quarters heterosexual.

     

  • SAM SMITH | Being called They “feels beautiful”

    SAM SMITH | Being called They “feels beautiful”

    Global star, Sam Smith has revealed that being referred to by gender netural terms such as “they, them and theirs” feels beautiful.

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    The “How Do You Sleep” singer, Sam Smith, has revealed on Twitter that being called “they” is much more preferable than being called “he”. The star, who came out as gay in 2014, wrote in a Tweet that being referred to in a gender-neutral – or non-binary way felt “beautiful”.

    The singer was replying to a Tweet from radio and A Gay And A Non Gay podcast presenter James Barr who referred to Sam as “they” in a tweet, saying, “just interviewed @samsmith and they sounded so happy and free and more themselves than ever. it’s made me feel like the world is a good place again”

    Sam replied, “You’re one of the first people to use these pronouns with me. Thank you. That feels really beautiful”.

    The 27-year-old star came out as non-binary earlier this year.

    According to the Sun, A “pal” who continuously misgendered the star in a statement said, “This is a decision Sam has thought long and hard about, including doing a lot of reading on up it.

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    “He knows that it will take some people longer than others to fully get it.

    “First the request is going out to mates and then it will be passed on to the music industry too. It’s an exciting and groundbreaking time for him.”

    Sam recently attended the GQ awards and wore a pair of heals to the event. Taking to Instagram, the singer wrote “Tonight I wore heels for the first time to an award show. I’ve just got home from a gorgeous evening and as I was walking to my front door I stopped and listened to my heels clonking against the floor. And I just thought ‘FUCK YES’!! There was a time where I thought I’d never ever ever be able to be myself like this in front of the industry or anyone. It feels so good and I just wanted to share that with you all, and share a picture of my GORJ Gucci heels. They’ll always be my virgin heels”

    https://www.instagram.com/p/B1981fggAal/

     

  • India Willoughby celebrates her fourth birthday

    India Willoughby celebrates her fourth birthday

    TV star India Willoughby said that those four years had been “the best years” of her life.

    Celebrity Big Brother star India Willoughby is celebrating her fourth birthday as India. Taking to Twitter she said that she had “no regrets” and advise anyone on a waiting list should “hang in there”.

    https://twitter.com/IndiaWilloughby/status/1168557911297155072

    She wrote, “I’m four years old today – and despite one of two things, they have been without doubt the best years of my life. Being true to yourself: priceless. Anyone stuck on a waiting list – hang in there. You’ll get there. No regrets”.

    India Willougby was the UK’s first transgender newsreader and has since gone on to star in Celebrity Big Brother, Loose Women, and Good Morning Britain.

    Fans of the outspoken journalist congratulated her on the milestone with one adding “Chuffed for you … lovely you’re happy now” while another tweeted, “Happy birthday India. I might not agree with every single thing you say but I commend your audacity to say what you think, not what every 1 expects you should think you’ve taught me to be proud to have an opinion&I don’t always agree with the majority either but I now embrace that”

     

     

  • Milo Yiannopoulos was the Grand Marshall of Boston’s Straight Pride

    Milo Yiannopoulos was the Grand Marshall of Boston’s Straight Pride

    Because… of course, he was.

    Milo Yiannopoulos, who has been booted from almost every major social platform became the poster boy for “Straight Pride” in Boston over the weekend.

    He was the “pride’s” Grand Marshall. The British born, openly-gay journalist and author wore a school uniform costume, complete with a red glittery ‘Make America Great Again’ hat and red glittery shoes.

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    The parade, parts of which looked more like a Pro-Trump political campaign, was met with a huge number of counter-protesters.

    Milo Yiannopoulos took pride of place on top of a float which featured Trump / Pence posters as well as “Drain The Swamp” posters plastered on it.

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    Reporter Ryan Broderick from Buzzfeed News, who was at the scene, when Milo took to the stage to make a speech wrote on Twitter “After about an hour of confusion, about 75 remaining paradegoers are trying to give speeches in city hall plaza.

    “About 700 counterprotesters outside are drowning them out. Can’t hear anything”.

  • Interviewer asks Troye Sivan whether he’s a top or bottom and gets shut down

    Interviewer asks Troye Sivan whether he’s a top or bottom and gets shut down

    An interviewer’s job is to get into the nooks and crannies of their subject’s life, but how far to probe is too far?

    Asking a gay pop star whether they’re a top of a bottom might just be that line and Troye Sivan, was not here for the questioning – saying that he was “passing the question” and called the interviewer, Matt Fistonich, “wildly invasive, strange and innapropriate”

    Turns out the internet, well, Twitter wasn’t for the line of questioning either, with many on social media calling out the journalist who conducted the interview for his line of questioning.

    In the interview, for Express Magazine in NZ, Matt asked a variety of questionings including, whether Troye’s boyfriend would give him a “hall pass” for his celebrity crush, Shawn Mendes and whether he likes Will And Grace – because, well you know, gay…

    Troye’s fans blasted the journalist calling on Matt to apologise for the questions and some even suggested that he should be fired from his job… because you know… Twitter.

    https://twitter.com/TROYESPRlDE/status/1166809274913370112

    Even Buzzfeed has got involved…. because you know, Buzzfeed…

    https://twitter.com/davidmackau/status/1166812229259485184

     

  • Drag Race UK contestant, Baga Chipz forced to defend political stance

    Drag Race UK contestant, Baga Chipz forced to defend political stance

    One of Drag Race UK‘s queens has been forced to defend her political stance.

    Baga Chipz, who is one of the contestants for very first RuPaul’s Drag Race UK, has been forced to defend a pro-Conservative op-ed she wrote for a magazine back in 2017, during the General Election.

    In the piece, she wrote, that former Prime Minister Theresa May had “proved to be a capable politician, always on the ball and never at risk of having a ‘Diane Abbott’ moment”.

    The piece was unearthed by fans of the show, some of whom were quick to condemn Chipz as a “Tory Queen”.

    However, Baga Chipz was quick to confirm that she was actually a “life-long labour supporter” but wrote the piece because she wasn’t a fan of Labour leader, Jeremy Corbyn.

    She pointed out his “record on antisemitism, his support for the IRA and homophobic terror groups such as Hamas and Hezbollah, his support for brutal dictatorships in Venezuela and Cuba”.

    In the piece, titled “Why Vote Conservative” for scene magazine Boyz, she wrote,

    “As a member of the LGBTQI community, I often get asked about Theresa May’s voting record on gay rights, and I understand the concerns,

    “But just as Hillary Clinton changed her stance, so has Mrs May. Not only has she voted for every LGBT reform in parliament in the last decade but she was instrumental in pushing marriage equality.”

    “I am not a Tory”

    Defending her 2017 stance, Chipz took to Twitter to write,  “I am not a Tory. I’m actually a lifelong labour supporter. I supported Theresa May in the last election as I’m not a fan of Jeremy Corbyn.. was 4 years ago hun.. one is allowed to change ones views.

    — Baga Chipz MBE (@ChipShopBird) August 21, 2019

    How does Theresa May’s Voting Record on LGBT+ issues stand?

    Although more recently Theresa May’s voting record has leaned to pro-LGBT+ rights here past actions saw her vote in favour of Section 28,  in a GAYUK analysis May only achieved a 29.6% LGBT+ friendly rating. We noted, “Ms May is what we’d call an evolved Minister on LGBT+ and gay rights. Prior to 2004 she systematically voted against the rights of gay people in the UK. Then we see a 180-degree change in her voting pattern, although she did have a blip in 2007 when she failed to vote on the Discrimination on the grounds of sexuality law. Since the beginning of this decade, she has voted positively for the LGBT+ community.”

    Theresa May

    8 votes for, 10 votes against, 9 absences, between 2002–2014

    MAJOR YES VOTES: 5

    2003: Civil partnerships.

    2013: Same-sex marriage. (Feb)

    2013: Same-sex marriage. (May)

    2014:  Enabling the courts to deal with proceedings for the divorce of, or annulment of the marriage of, a same-sex couple.

    2014: Making same-sex marriage available to armed forces personnel outside the UK.

    MAJOR NO VOTES: 2

    1998: Equalising the age of consent.

    2002: Allowing gay couples to adopt children.

    MAJOR ABSENT VOTES: 3

    2003: Repeal a ban on the promotion of homosexuality in schools. Section 28.

    2004: Allow Marriages to Remain Valid If They Become a Same-Sex Marriage.

    2007: Discrimination on the grounds of sexuality.

    Rating: 29.6%

     

    Chipz has now said that she’d vote Liberal Democrat.

     

  • Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith just got married

    Apprentice star Sanjay Sood-Smith just got married

    Apprentice star Sanjay got married to his husband in a colour celebration of love.

    Taking to social media, TV star  Sanjay Sood-Smith, who appeared in season 10 of The Apprentice, revealed that he never thought, growing up, that he’d see the day that he’d be able to marry the man of his dreams.

    The pair have been engaged since 2017 when they were holidaying in the South Aegean region in Greece. The couple returned to the idyllic area for their wedding.

    He wrote, “This week I got married to my beautiful husband. I feel privileged to have been able to get married when I grew up thinking that I never would be able to.”

    He also thanked his place of work, the charity Stonewall, for their part in making same-sex marriage a reality in the UK.

    He then shared two amazing photos from his day, which saw him and his partner were both dressed in traditional light coloured Sherwani attire adorned with matching flower garlands and another where the duo’s wedding guests let off a rainbow paint explosion behind them.

     

    https://twitter.com/sanjaysoodsmith/status/1163023866756849664

    Stars and supporters were quick to congratulate the couple with Gogglebox‘s Stephen congratulating the pair, while Gaydio’s Emma Goswell, wrote, “Oh wow! Congratulations darling!”.

  • India Willoughby: Involving kids in drag ‘opens them up to abuse and grooming’

    India Willoughby: Involving kids in drag ‘opens them up to abuse and grooming’

    Celebrity Big Brother star India Willougby has slammed the idea of kids doing drag.

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    India Willougby has spoken out about children performing in drag, saying that drag is “no place for young kids”, before adding that it is a “slippy slope” which could open them to ‘all sorts of abuse and grooming’.

    Speaking about Kween Kee Kee who at the age of nine has become one of the world’s most famous drag children, India was clear in her objection to the notion of children getting involved with this type of performance art.

    In a tweet, the news presenter wrote “Can no-one see why this is wrong?” in connection to a story about how a nine-year-old drag queen, has become a hit on Instagram.

    India continued, “Drag is dripping in sexual innuendo. No place for young kids. Involving kids is a slippy slope. Open to all sorts of abuse, grooming etc.”.

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    India also asked that people drop the connection between drag and transgender people, adding, “Despite the best efforts of Stonewall and sections of LGBT to make it so, the two are completely unrelated”.

    During her time on Celebrity Big Brother, the series which also starred Courtney Act, India Willoughby made it known that she was phobic of drag queens.

  • Jonathan Harvey had the perfect clap back for “gay sin” bigot

    Jonathan Harvey had the perfect clap back for “gay sin” bigot

    When one the world’s most famous gay authors makes a clap back against religious bigotry towards gay people – he does it well.

     

    Beautiful Thing writer, Jonathan Harvey had a few words for a person on Twitter who claimed that giving into sin, and in particular being gay, could “ruin” us if we let that sin “rule” us.

    In the Tweet, Lisa Bedrick, who describes herself as having a BA in English and a “minor in Bible” wrote, “Maybe gay people are born gay. We are All born with an inclination toward some sin, but we can either have self control over that sin or we can let it rule us and ruin our lives”.

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    The Tweet has gone viral with over 7,000 responses to it.

    Gimme Gimme Gimme creator Jonathan Harvey wasn’t having any of it and clapped back, “Jesus would be ashamed of you dear. Your humble braggery about your perfection is a fuckin sin dear. Pipe down.

    He then tweeted Lisa directly, adding, “I’m a bit worried about your claim that Jesus loves you. I’m not sure he will if you spread incorrect information like homosexuality is caused by child abuse. He’ll see that as bearing false witness and the bible considers that a no-no.”

    However, Jonathan wasn’t the only celeb to get involved, Lord Michael Cashman wrote, “Take your opinion about other peoples lives wrap it in tinfoil and place it in the fridge of your god and if you really are a true believer allow them to decide.

    “You commit the ultimate blasphemy by sitting in the place of your god and telling and judging others. Move along”.

    While Drag superstar Lady Bunny, wrote, “Maybe some straight people are born straight. Even though they’re born with an inclination to yell at sports games with hot dogs on their breath while wearing fanny packs & Uggs, gays pray that they’ll exercise fashion self control b4 they ruin the world!”

    “Is homosexuality caused by a fear of having children?”

    Inexplicably, Ms Bedrick followed the tweets a few other questions and comments which were beyond EXTRA.

    One read, “This might make some of you mad but I think this is a valid question. Is homosexuality caused by a fear of having children?”

    In another, she said that she thought that homosexuality was caused by sexual abuse, saying “Regarding homosexuality, my heart goes out to those who are because I could have been there. I think it is caused by being sexually abused, and I was. But All things are possible with God. You might not like the opposite sex due to fear from sexual abuse, but you can overcome. ;)”

    Jonathan had a response to this doozy of Tweet, saying “The only thing I’ve ever been abused by is your humongous ego, y dozy melt. Yours, a gay.”